A. Permit Required; Application:
1. A pipeline permit issued by the county engineer shall be required prior to the commencement of any work to install a transmission pipeline within the county,
2. An application for a pipeline permit shall be accompanied by three (3) sets of plans showing dimensions and locations of the pipelines, related items or facilities within the subject right of way and roadway improvements. Also required for submittal are:
a. Detailed cross section drawings for all public street right of way, easements, wetland, and waterway crossings;
b. A flow diagram showing daily design capacity of the proposed transmission pipeline;
c. Changes in flow in the transmission pipeline; and
d. The proposed maximum operating pressure, expressed in pounds per square inch gauge (psig) at all points of change in elevation greater than five hundred feet (500'), or every five hundred feet (500') in length as a minimum.
B. Haul Road Agreement; Bonding:
1. Haul Road Agreement: Transmission pipeline owners, operators and/or contractors must have an approved haul road agreement for haul routes that will be used in the county. The county engineer shall approve all crosscuts, haul routes, and crossings within public rights of way, including, without limitation, the crossing of irrigation ditches. Each crossing of a public right of way shall be calculated in the haul road agreement as equaling one linear mile of haul road, either gravel or asphalt, depending on the surface material at the crossing.
2. Bonding: The transmission pipeline owner, operator, and/or contractor must post a cash bond or its equivalent, in an amount to be determined by the county engineer consistent with the size and impact of the project on public roads and rights of way. The bond will warranty the county against any damage that may occur beyond the normal wear and tear to public roads and rights of way. The bond shall be in effect for the duration of construction of the transmission pipeline and for a period of one year thereafter in order to warranty the county against latent damages to roads and rights of way used for haul routes or crossings within the county. Transmission pipelines that are directly regulated by the Utah public service commission and that require statewide road/street bonding are exempt from the bonding requirements hereunder.
C. Compliance With Regulations: The transmission owner, operator, and/or contractor has the burden to establish that the proposed transmission pipeline complies with all applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations in the construction and operation of the transmission pipeline. (Ord. 825-A, 1-7-2015)